Traditional garage doors are very fragile in front of thieves and burglars. They use to come with fixed codes, which can be changed whenever their owners want to. No one really bothers to change the respective code a few times a day though. However, thieves with modern gadgets have no problems in sitting outside of your house and trying to get the code with advanced mechanisms. On the other hand, modern units are more sophisticated. They have a rolling code feature, which means that the respective code is changed after each use. This way, duplicating the code is almost impossible, since it is automatically changed.

 

Losing the keys

Old garage doors used to come with keys or remote controls. They were not too protective from this point of view, especially since modern thieves can break into almost any lock. However, modern units are more sophisticated and come with keypads that allow you to enter a code in order to open the garage. This feature is not the safest in the world either, but it can be upgraded to recognize fingerprints only. It does have a slight inconvenient though. You can no longer open the garage while still being inside the car. Instead, you have to go down, open the door manually and then drive in. However, this is most effective method to keep thieves away. The interesting part is that some garage door repairs Scottsdale services also have the license to install such advanced keypads.
 
Backing the battery up

Power outages occur when least expect. Aside from the fact that you lose the access to Internet or the possibility to watch TV, you may have bigger concerns to worry about. Practically, the garage door is impossible to open or close as well. If you use to craft inside the garage until midnight and a power outage occurs, you have to guard the garage until you are able to close it. Fortunately, the advanced systems come with battery backup systems. When there is no power detected, they are automatically enabled to help you open or close the garage. Just like modern keypads, these backup systems can also be installed by almost any service. They represent a good method to upgrade the garage door without spending a fortune on a new unit.

 

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